Park Hae-min, 'Double Hit Against Benjamin' "I Asked Hong Chang-ki and Moon Bo-kyung for Advice"
Park Hae-min, 'Double Hit Against Benjamin' "I Asked Hong Chang-ki and Moon Bo-kyung for Advice"
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Park Hae-min (LG Twins), who was held hitless in 7 at-bats by Wes Benjamin (kt wiz) during this year's regular season, hit a cool 2-base hit in the 3rd game of the wild card playoffs.
It was a double made through active research.
Park Hae-min, whom we met at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 9th, the day of the third game of the semi-PO against KT, recalled his third at-bat in the third game the day before in a good mood.
Park Hae-min, who appeared as the leadoff hitter in the top of the third inning with the score tied 1-1 in the third game of the PO on the 8th, hit a fast-flying double off Benjamin's curveball.
LG took a 2-1 lead when Park Hae-min scored on Hong Chang-ki's double.
After that, with Austin Dean's 3-point shot, LG defeated KT 6-5, and took the lead with 2 wins and 1 loss in the best-of-five playoff series.
The joy was even greater as they won by crushing Benjamin, LG's natural enemy, with 5 runs (4 earned runs) on 6 hits in 5 innings.
Benjamin was very strong against LG last year in the regular season, with 4 wins and an ERA of 0.84 in 5 games, and this year in the regular season, with 1 win, 1 loss and an ERA of 1.93 in 4 games.
Park Hae-min also suffered a crushing defeat from Benjamin during the regular season this year, going hitless in seven at-bats.
Ahead of the third game of the PO, Park Hae-min watched Benjamin's pitching video countless times and carefully read the data provided by the power analysis team.
Here, he also asked for advice from fellow left-handed hitters Hong Chang-ki and Moon Bo-kyung.
Hong Chang-ki had 2 hits in 8 at-bats against Benjamin during this year's regular season, while Moon Bo-kyung had 4 hits in 9 at-bats.
Park Hae-min said, "When I watched the video, I noticed that I 스포츠 kept swinging and missing at Benjamin's outside slider. So, in the third game of the playoffs, I decided to only aim for inside and middle pitches," adding, "Hong Chang-ki and Moon Bo-kyung also gave me the same advice."
He continued, "Yesterday, on the 4th pitch, Benjamin's curve went from inside to the middle. It was the wild pitch from Benjamin that I was waiting for," and smiled, "I felt good because it was a good hit."
The LG batting lineup, which succeeded in attacking Benjamin, now prepares for Game 4 starting pitcher William Cuevas.
Cuevas made one appearance against LG this year, allowing eight hits and seven runs in five innings.
Park Hae-min said, "We were strong against Cuevas this year," and pledged, "I definitely want to win today and finish the playoffs. I will do my best."